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单词 bone dry
释义
bone dry idiom
干透的
completely dry
bone-dry
adjective (also bone dry) uk/ˌbəʊnˈdraɪ/ us/ˌboʊnˈdraɪ/
(NO WATER)
极干燥的;干透的;
very dry, with no water or liquid in, on, or around it
My boots kept my feet bone-dry even after a long walk through deep snow. 即使在深雪中走了很长一段路,我的靴子也能让我的脚保持干爽。
The turkey was overcooked and bone dry. 火鸡煮得太久,肉都干了。
Bone-dry twigs on the ground cracked under our feet. 地上干透了的树枝在我们脚下噼啪作响。
长期无雨干旱
with no rain at all for a long period of time
It rained in some areas last night, but much of the region has been bone dry since last Monday. 昨晚一些地区下了雨,但自上周一以来,该地大部分地区都非常干燥。
Gusting winds and bone-dry conditions pose the risk of forest fires. 阵风和极度干燥的天气有引发森林火灾的风险。
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  • My mouth was bone-dry and my tongue felt like leather.
  • The drought lasted three weeks and left the riverbeds and wells bone dry.
  • 95 million years ago, this area of the bone-dry Sahara desert was apparently a lush coastal forest.
  • Rain is due to fall after weeks of bone-dry weather.
(HUMOUR)
approving机智幽默的
very funny in a way that is clever and not obvious
Our host was a pleasure to talk to — a master storyteller with a bone-dry wit. 与我们的主人交谈是十分愉快的,他是一位讲故事大师,谈吐又透着机敏。
Her sense of humour is wonderful but bone-dry, so some people don't get it. 她的幽默感很棒,但透着机智,所以有些人不明就里。
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  • The actor brings his bone-dry humour and casual cool to the role.
(SERIOUS)
严谨得乏味
very serious and perhaps not very interesting
The scientific conference was an unusual mix of bone-dry statistics and high drama. 这次科学会议是干巴巴的统计数据和戏剧性高潮的不寻常结合。
Don't expect bone-dry, academic literature from these writers. 不要指望这些作家会写出严谨乏味的学术文献。
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  • Her criticisms are savage, even if they are expressed in the bone-dry prose of the social scientist.
  • He was presiding over a bone-dry discussion about home insurance.
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